Maintenance of Conmed Hyfrecators, Diathermy and Airseal Units

Official notice

Authority: Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£400,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill 19 Oct 2026no call for competition

Award (standstill) to ConMed UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Maintenance of Conmed Hyfrecators, Diathermy and Airseal Units for the Southern Health and Social Care Trust

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Northern Ireland

50000000 Repair and maintenance services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Oct 2026, 17:03 BST
Last source update: 19 Oct 2026, 17:49 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-098702
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078b30 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Switching Direct Award
Published justification: Conmed's exclusive Distribution and Supply Agreement confirms that Conmed has exclusive rights as regards maintenance of Conmed equipment within Northern Ireland

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

19 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · 2 dates

Notice publishedearlier today
19 Oct 2026, 17:49 BST
Today
20 Oct 2026
Standstill endsin 9 days
28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Oct 2026

Transparency notice published
19 Oct 2026, 17:03 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
19 Oct 2026, 17:49 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £400,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ConMed UK LtdSME1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2032 · up to 30 Jun 2037Extensions: It is intended that the scope of the contract will be included within the regional renewal of the Northern Ireland Health & Social Care contract for Maintenance of Theatre Tools and Mobile Equipment, Specialist Microscopes, which could be renewed for a start date of 01/01/2033. The contract could be extended to 30/06/2037, in 6 monthly steps, to facilitate completion of the regional re-tender or in the event of non-award.	£400,000	19 Oct 2026standstill to 28 Oct 2026	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PJCC-1957-RCGP Craigavon Area Hospital, 68 Lurgan Road, Portadown, Northern Ireland, BT63 5QQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CONMED UK LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03535936GB-PPON: PZYN-8192-VYBY 73/74 Shrivenham Hundred Bus, Watchfield, Swindon, South East, SN6 8TYContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender19 Oct 2026, 17:49 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender19 Oct 2026, 17:03 BST